Washingtonville driver critical after car hits tree

Wednesday

Aug 28, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Michael Randall

TOWN OF NEWBURGH - A 34-year-old Washingtonville man was in critical condition after his car ran into a tree Tuesday morning on Little Britain Road, town police said.Deputy police Chief Bruce Campbell said the cause of the crash is still under investigation. Witnesses told police the car was weaving in and out of traffic just before the crash at about 9:35 a.m.The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to the Newburgh campus of St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital.The driver had just crossed the border between the city and town of Newburgh when he hit the tree. There were no passengers in the car and no other vehicles were involved.Goodwill firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene.